25 years after 9/11, what disasters reveal about Americans’ ability to reconnect
Many Americans will pause on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to remember the nearly 3,000 people…
Penultimate Lunar Occultations Inbound for Jupiter, Venus and More in September
The Moon has a full dance card along the ecliptic this month. The Moon is busy in September.…
‘There is no conflict between quantum physics and gravity’: Physicists prove Einstein’s equivalence principle holds true at quantum scales
For the first time, physicists have measured the tiny quantum shift an object acquires by falling through Earth’s…
In 1997, Ted Turner opened his New Mexico ranch to endangered Mexican wolves; the facility became a major breeding centre for animals released into the wild | World News
Image(s): Left/ Robert Reck/Right/US Fish and Wildlife Service In 1997, Ted Turner’s Ladder Ranch in south-central New Mexico…
The plastic waste overtaking New York – and the people trying to curb it | Plastics
In New York City, the plastic we discard has a way of remaining in plain sight. There are…
NASA’s Pluto Probe Could Lose 2 Key Instruments at a Crucial Moment
An iconic NASA probe is currently around 6 billion miles (9.7 billion kilometers) away from Earth, returning data…
Scientists Built a Sound ‘Tractor Beam’ That Can Move Objects From Nearly Half a Meter Away
A speck of polystyrene seemingly floating above a device. Credit: Physical Review Letters A tiny polystyrene bead hangs…
Researchers capture footage of fish “moonwalking” on South China Sea floor
Michael Jackson may no longer be with us, but it appears he has channeled his spirit into a…
Allen Institute, UW and Fred Hutch launch $95M AI biology initiative
AI learns nature’s code: The Allen Institute , University of Washington and Fred Hutch Cancer Center are launching…
Climate injustices have been laid bare in the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster | Nepal-Tibet flood disaster
The recent glacial collapse and catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet are not isolated tragedies (Report, 28 August).…
2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here’s what BepiColombo can do
Mercury, the tiniest and least-explored planet in the inner solar system, is hiding mysteries far larger than itself…
Scientists may have found first hint of dark matter – BBC
Scientists may have found first hint of dark matter BBCA suspicious signal in a dark-matter detector has physicists excited The…